Lincoln's Dream and the Nation's Ongoing Struggle for Equality
A commemorative piece ties Lincoln's Emancipation to 1963 civil rights gains. It notes 100 years after Lincoln, 200000 protesters gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to demand freedom, cites the 1954 school desegregation ruling as a new emancipation, and warns gradual progress amid potential violence if moderation falters.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Washington, D. C
Lincoln Memorial
Parent-Teacher Association Notices Spark Spelling Critique
A Scottsdale School District parent questions PTA influence after receiving two notices at term start. One lists committees including the Civil Defense Committee and another mentions new books to supplement the library.
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Scottsdale
Civil Defénse Committee
Religious groups mobilize for civil rights push in Congress
Marquis Childs reports that Catholic Protestant and Jewish leaders backed the civil rights march and urged action against segregation. The World Council of Churches and popes urged federal reform, aiming to sway wavering legislators beyond pressure groups. Local momentum and back-home voices in the Midwest and plains states are needed to convert support into action.
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World Council of Churches
Christ
John XXIII
Paul VI
Kennedy
Midwest
Plain
Rocky Mountain States
Congress
Churches Of America Urged To Get Active In Civil Rights Fight
A National editorial urges religious groups to support civil rights, arguing broad backing from church leaders can curb mob activity and press for a strong public accommodations provision. It notes constitutional bases and a pending Senate vote targeted for December, amid warns of violence and crime as risks to the movement.
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Churches of America
Keating
Mike Mansfield
Senate
White House
Mansfield
Barry Goldwater on Delivery Systems and Nuclear Strategy
Barry Goldwater argues that counting warheads is pointless without reliable delivery systems. He notes cuts to B-47 B-52 programs Titan squadrons and Skybolt cancellation, while Polaris remains 41 boats. He warns that piecemeal disarmament pacts could erode U.S. defenses and endanger national survival.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Exasperation at public flags and patriotism debates
Edward Jerome of Scottsdale blasts nationwide coverage of anti standing for the national anthem and school policies. He argues adults should drop publicity and let children handle the issue, criticizing hypocrites and public sensationalism.
Two and Two Make Four and Citizenship for All
Ralph McGill argues after Washington that the nation must grant equal citizenship as cities expand. He states uneducated whites and Negroes alike require education and work opportunities to sustain urban progress and prevent pervasive unemployment and slums.
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Atlanta
Samuel Johnson
Washington
United States
Equal Citizenship And The Urban Future Debate
The piece argues that cities face a crisis unless equal citizenship rights are granted. It cites Lincoln, warns against division, and says urban America must adopt uniform rights to avoid harsh consequences. It emphasizes city leaders and chambers of commerce must act now to prevent further division.
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Lincoln
Springfield
China Opens Private Plots As Food Shortage Eases
Richard Starnes reports that Western monitoring notes China relaxes farm commune policy allowing private gardens and sale of surplus produce. The shift boosts daily caloric intake toward 1,800 and signals cautious economic reform impacting broader East Asia uncertainty and Sino Soviet tensions.
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Washington
China
Southeast Asia
Red China
Russia
Soviet Union
Peiping
Gloomy Outlook for China as Food Fight Shapes Policy
Intelligence assessments indicate China’s basic commodity output stagnates since 1958 while population grows by about 50 million. The Great Leap forward falters as agriculture remains central, birth control and late marriage promoted, and prospects for reform remain bleak barring a shift to more enlightened leadership.
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China
Peiping
Mao
Stalin
Quirks In The News Great Day For Kids At Brookfield Zoo
At Brookfield Zoo a blue pygmy goat Constance about 20 inches tall gave birth to four kids each roughly 5 inches high on a sunny Saturday. In Welling England two year old Dominic Gilmore was saved from a fall when his clothes snagged on a neon sign mid descent. A wasp entered a goldfish bowl in South England stinging one of five fish to death according to the Daily Express.
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Brookfield, Ill
UPI
Brookfield Zoo
Constance
England
The
Daily Express
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